Playstation The Official Help Thread *Please read first post* Post all your PS3 related questions

[abdulcr7]

i have PTCL broadband 512 KBPS
will it be enough playing games online smoothly ?

 

[amaga]

i have PTCL broadband 512 KBPS
will it be enough playing games online smoothly ?

if enough 4 u as online game play.

but as apkai IPS's,no can play online games smothly

j/k dont worry.i ll also use too when u come on psn

 

[abdulcr7]

cheers

 

[FearMyArsenal]

Can someone explain the difference between pal and ntsc, and how do you know if you have it? also which one is better?

 

[Zeus]

Can someone explain the difference between pal and ntsc, and how do you know if you have it? also which one is better?

There are 3 regions.

1.NTSC-U (this is found in USA, Canada)
2.PAL (this is found in UK, Middle East)
3.NTSC-J (this is found in Pakistan, Asia)

PS3 is region free so it doesn't matter what region your game is and what console you have.Which means all region games will work on you PS3.
But if you want the download content etc. its good to have NTSC-U console.
Also, NTSC-U is generally considered a better region and its games are slightly expensive over here.

 

[Radical]

LOL it doesn't matter what region your CONSOLE is, if you want the DLC's with ease then buy region 1 or region 3 GAMES as PSN cards for both of these regions are easily available now on PG, again regarding PS3 region doesnot matter

 

[FearMyArsenal]

thx for info but is NTSC-U ps3 available in markets?

 

[Zeus]

thx for info but is NTSC-U ps3 available in markets?

PAL and NTSC-J ps3's are easily available in Pakistani markets.NTSC-U region will be hard to find.

 

[kicho0o]

Yo !

I posted a while back about how my Ps3 was getting slower .. The end result was bad sectors (as suggested by a handful of helpers here).

the Full HDD Format is being projected as the best possible remedy .. I Shall be doing that soon hopefully

I Just wanted to enquire whether there is a possbility that i may have incurred any viral files from Online usage and stuff ? Does the Ps3 come equipped with some sort of anti-virus or somthing . ? if not, does any of you here manually use one or not ?

Hit back Soon.
Cheerios. ! =)

 

[ModMonsta]

@Kichoo man if ur warranty is still valid nd the hard disc is original u can get it done. Actually 2.5 hdds are nt made that resistant to any such thing as loadsheding as they are used by laptop which have batteries. Ur problem is rare but exists. My advise: buy a 320 hdd nd plug it in the ps3. It shud set u back by 6k but well worth it. Try western digital or seagate and look for "sata laptop hdd 5400rpm" with the capacity. 7200rpm does nt give u a gud speed boost, heats up faster and has more wear and tear because of the high speed rate, ps. Bad sectors are a hardware issue and can nt be solved by formatting. Software claiming to remove them only hides them. A crash is inevitable sooner or later so change it now. Hope i helped

 

[Radical]

Aight i have another question from PSN pros, question is i recieve a friend request every now & than from random people quite often in which they mention that they want to do 'boosting' & blah blah, i wanna know what the hell is this boosting?

btw i ask them in return everytime the same question, they just disappear thats why i am curious :/

 

[kicho0o]

@Rahim.

Thanx a lot man .... Really helpful ... But im still lost. =/.
6 Months Service warranty given by PS Club but that expired in February .. So now i have to think of something else.

A 320 GB HDD (External) on the PS3 .. ? That sounds Extreme. ! =P.

I got a Chinese 250 GB one today .. Hooked it up with the system for testing ... I have one more query to ask ..

The HDD initally came with two partitions, 12 and 220 GB respectively. When i hook it up with the Ps, it automatically reads the 12 GB partition .... Is there ANY way i can manually access the drive, and maybe redirect the path so that it reads from the Second Partition...

Please do help me out, it'll help me with the Backup Facility and hence the Full HDD Format.

(Sorry Rahim, but i gotta take this one step, just to see what happens. If all else fails, then im up for the 6k) =P

 

[taimur ali khan]

i want to sell my ps3(40gb),with 2 games free.i bought from london weeks ago

 

[kicho0o]

And why exactly do you want to do that Taimur ? And which two games are we talking about here ?

 

[omerrandhawa]

hey i just wanted to ask which region of bluray movies will my ps3 support?? i bought it from pakistan.... wanted to order some movies from play asia

 

[abdulcr7]

there is a sticker on my ps3 that says 220-250 but i use my ps3 on 110
it runs withour any prblm but it often gets me signed out of the PSN or sometimes does not even sign in,it gives an error

so is it safe to run on 110 ?

 

[Dark Sith]

thought i had a ps3 for some time due to cash constraint i sold it off , but was thinking is the xbox 360 better then the ps3

i ask this coz

1. the games for xbox 360 are quite cheap as compared to ps3
2. i dont find any sort of an advantage in geting ps3 coz games are to expensive
3. xbox live rocks

no doubt that i will get it regardless coz i must have it , but still , do u guys think its a wise
investment , i also have an xbox 360 , the only thing that matters to me is that the damn games are to expensive i mena 4000 for a game is to much .

graphics wise some titles are better on 1 console and some are better on the other console .

what do u guys say

 

[SolitarySoldier]

PS3 is the only best choice in the "Playstation Section". You can ask this question in General Gaming Section.

 

[fareedusmani]

there is a sticker on my ps3 that says 220-250 but i use my ps3 on 110
it runs withour any prblm but it often gets me signed out of the PSN or sometimes does not even sign in,it gives an error

so is it safe to run on 110 ?

although im not entirely sure but i have heard from a place that the ps3 has its own voltage converters, i guess you have confirmed it for me..... and that signing out is probably due to ure internet connection...call the isp and get it fixed

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

hey does anyone know if any retailer in lahore is selling infamous? or any idea when it'll be available?